Francis Seymour Haden

Arranging the prints in chronological order, he studied in particular, the works of the great original engravers, Albrecht Dürer, Lucas van Leyden and Rembrandt."As PRE," Frederick Keppel, author and print collector wrote: "Sir Francis Seymour Haden did great work in maintaining sound doctrine in etching.In fact, as regarding the RE Members, "he ruled them with a rod of iron," However, "membership was eagerly sought for – so much that many famous et hers weren't never elected though they thrived hard to be.Mytton Hall is broad in treatment, and a fine rendering of a shady avenue of yew trees leading to an old manor-house (now a hotel in Lancashire) in September sunlight.Kenneth Guichard writes in British Etchers 1850-1950 published in London, 1977: ‘Sunset in Ireland must be one of the greatest prints ever produced in etching, one can feel the dew beginning at the end of a balmy evening in Tipperary.” [4] This is fortified in Raymond Lister and Robin Garton’s book, Great Images of Printmaking in 1978: ‘1863 was a sublime year for Haden in printmaking.During later years also Haden began to practise mezzotint engraving, with a measure of the same success that he had already achieved in pure etching and in drypoint.[3] Haden's studies of Rembrandt, besides influencing his original work, led to his important monograph on the Dutch artist's etchings.[4] Through books and lectures, and with the aid of an exhibition at the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1877, he tried to give a true reflection of Rembrandt's work,[3] excluding from his oeuvre a large number of plates previously attributed to him.A 346 page catalogue/book, written by Edward Twohig RE and published by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in April 2018, comprehensively mirrors Haden's achievements and influence.
Sir Francis Seymour Haden
Mytton Hall , Lancashire , drypoint , 1859
Thames Fishermen , drypoint with etching, 1859
Kilgaren Castle , etching, 1864
Old Chelsea, Out of Whistler's Window ( Battersea Reach ), etching with drypoint, 1863
Breaking Up of the Agamemnon , etching,1870
An Early Riser , mezzotint , 1897
Mezzotint portrait, 1901, by George Percy Jacomb-Hood
Haden's daughter, Annie, was painted by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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